2004 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award in Supply Chain Optimization

 

Sponsored by The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida

Supply Chain And Logistics Engineering (SCALE) Center

 

 

Award Summary

The Supply Chain and Logistics Engineering (SCALE) Center at the University of Florida is pleased to announce the 2004 doctoral dissertation proposal award competition winners and finalists in the area of Supply Chain Optimization.  The purpose of this competition is to promote leading edge research in the application of optimization techniques in the areas of supply chain and logistics management, and to create a forum for the timely dissemination of innovative research to industry and academia through the SCALE Center’s annual Supply Chain Optimization Conference and online technical report series. 

 

2004 Finalists

The 2004 dissertation proposal award winners were announced at the NSF Workshop on Supply Chain Management, February 28 – March 1, in Gainesville, Florida.

 

First Prize:

  • Zhaolin Li, Penn State University, Smeal College of Business, “Managing Assemble-To-Order Systems with Technology Innovations”; Advisor: Susan Xu.

 

Second Prize:

  • Xingchu Liu, Texas A&M University, Industrial Engineering, “Supply Chain Contract Design in Supplier- versus Buyer-Driven Channels”; Advisor: Sila Çetinkaya.

 

Additional Finalists:

  • Eda Kemahlioglu Ziya, Georgia Tech, ISyE, “Formal Methods of Value Sharing in Supply Chains”; Advisor: John J. Bartholdi III.
  • Justin Ren, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, “Sharing Forecast Information in a Supply Chain”; Advisor: Morris Cohen.
  • Seong J. Hong, Virginia Tech, Industrial and Systems Engineering, “Analysis of the Benefits of Resource Flexibility, Considering Different Flexibility Structures”; Advisor: Ebru Bish.